Meet Team Optima

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Jennifer Saunders

Director of Human Resources

Jennifer Saunders is an accomplished HR professional with over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies to start-up businesses. She has led and developed Human Resource teams across the globe. She has a breadth of experience in all functions of Human Resources including Talent Acquisition, Retention, On-boarding, Employee Relations, Change Management, Performance Management, Coaching, Organizational Development, Learning and Development, Training, Internship Development, Compensation and Rewards, Compliance and Employment/Culture Branding. Jennifer’s experience working with companies from a variety of industries including, Retail, Fashion, e-Commerce, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Sports Management, Property Management and Supply Chain Management has allowed her to gain a variety of strategies to build and execute HR best practices. She is a business-minded professional and trusted advisor to executives.


Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing from Radford University along with a Certification in Human Resource Management from UCLA Extension.